Trump compensation during casino expansion
- Promised
- Trump said corporate bankruptcy law had produced advantageous outcomes for his companies, himself, employees, and family.Open cited record · 1 source
- The record
- The annual filing disclosed salary and bonus compensation paid to Trump for the prior business year.Open cited record · 2 sourcesTrump received compensation while the public company carried acquisition debt and shareholder risk.Open cited record · 2 sources
- Who gained
- Donald Trump
- Who paid
- Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts public shareholders
- Audit finding
- unresolved
The filing documents personal compensation from the public company while shareholders and creditors bore the company's operating risk; it does not establish that the compensation violated law.
Causal strength: documented mechanism